Appendix table 1. Tertiary degrees by the field of science in 1991, 2000 and 2011

		Year (completion of degree)
Tertiary degree	Fields of science	1991	2000	2011
Tertiary degrees total	Fields of science total	38 134	37 225	51 441
Doctorate	Fields of science total	542	1 142	1 653
	Natural sciences	121	245	352
	Engineering and technology	78	152	286
	Medical and health sciences	187	330	361
	Agricultural sciences	13	43	60
	Social sciences	80	234	399
	Humanities	63	138	195
Licentiate	Fields of science total	615	746	203
	Natural sciences	136	177	34
	Engineering and technology	154	145	37
	Medical and health sciences	22	27	5
	Agricultural sciences	18	9	1
	Social sciences	167	269	100
	Humanities	118	119	26
Higher-level tertiary degree	Fields of science total	10 161	12 404	14 752
	Natural sciences	877	1 377	1 543
	Engineering and technology	1 538	2 009	2 191
	Medical and health sciences	1 626	1 661	2 352
	Agricultural sciences	213	219	332
	Social sciences	4 241	4 980	5 912
	Humanities	1 666	2 158	2 422
Other tertiary degrees	Fields of science total	26 816	22 933	34 833

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2011. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marianne Kaplas 09 1734 3421

Director in charge: Hannele Orjala

Updated 21.03.2013

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2011, Appendix table 1. Tertiary degrees by the field of science in 1991, 2000 and 2011 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2011/tthv_2011_2013-03-21_tau_001_en.html